Thursday, February 23, 2012

Bionutrition Market News - Stay Organic with your Lawn - Organic Fertilizers - Lawn & Landscape

Time to spare

Biofertility programs are allowing lawn care operators to produce quality lawns, often with fewer applications than synthetic fertilizer programs. More

Green certified

About a dozen lawn care companies have gotten an organic lawn state "seal of approval." More

Use your imagination

An author sees growth in the trend of replacing lawns. More

Less work, better results

Some say sustainable lawns are cheaper and easier to maintain. More

Underwater mowing

This aquatic mower was created to avoid using chemicals to kill weeds.

   

Converting customers to organics

Here are talking points for convincing existing lawn care clients to upgrade to biofertility programs. More

How ‘green’ are consumers?

What gardeners value in eco-friendly products and plant production. More

Green experiment gone wild?

A landscape architect stops mowing and irrigating her yard and gets a call from the city. More

Going green-er

Biofertility programs give LCOs more options and can open new markets. More

The right fit

Marty Grunder gives some tips on how to find your ideal client.

   

Targeting the market

Lawn care operators like Jim Foglio are talking about how bionutrition is winning them over. Now they have to do the same with their customers and prospective clients. More

Nitrogen needs

How higher prices and new science could change your application rates. More

Eye of the beholder

A Washington man is OK with some weeds in his lawn, if it means staying organic.

   

Get with the program

Until recently, Ryan Wilmott had never been sold on the effectiveness or cost efficiency of organic fertilizers and didn’t want to take the risk of adding the products to his service offerings. But things have changed. More

How bio builds

Dr. Erik Ervin of Virginia Tech shares the top findings of current research in biostimulant programs. More

Seaweed extract and turf drought tolerance

Dr. Holly Little talks about the results of her study and how it relates to turf.